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No, 606,465. Patented June 28, 1898.

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UNITED STATES VILIIIAM F. LE SEUR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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srnoIFIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,465, dated June28, 1898. Application filed February 9, 1898. Serial No. 669,624.A (Noinsodel.)

To LZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. LE SEUR, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York city, in the borough of Brooklyn, in the the line 55 in Fig. 3.

State of New York, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement inTrusses for Hernia, of which the following is a specification.

I employ two inwardly-curved springs side by side at a little distanceapart and flexibly connected. The pad is carried on a pivot located inthe joint between, and the whole is supported on a flexible strap ofcorresponding breadth, with provisions for adjusting its tightnessindependently near the upper and lower edges.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification andrepresent what I consider the best means of carrying out the invention.

Figure l is a general perspective View. The remaining figures showdetails on a larger scale. Fig. 2 is an interior View of the pad and theadjacent parts. A portion of the double pocket is broken away to showthe spring. Fig. 3 is a top View ofthe same when in an unstrainedcondition. Fig. is a corresponding view when the truss is subject tostrain on the person. Fig. 5 is a section on Fig. 6 is a correspondingsection showing the double pockets and springs in a partially-foldedcondition assumed when the wearer is in a stooping position. Fig. 7 is across-section through the center of the pad and the adjacent parts in acorresponding folded condition.v Fig. 8 is an exterior View of aportion.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures where they appear. l

A is the pad, which may be of any required size and material.

B and C are springs made from flat steel, the general curvature beingreversed near each end. They are spring-tempered and may be surfaced byvarnish or otherwise, so as to resist oxidation.

D D2 is a double pocket of ne leather, and E lines of stitching by whichthey are held in shape and united to a flexible strap or belt G, ofwoven webbing or other suitable material, of corresponding width. Thesprings maybe inserted after the stitching is completed by thrustingthem through slits d cl2 cut in the leather near one end.

His a j ust sufficiently large washer of metal, and I an adjustablescrew inserted through the whole and engaging firmly in the center ofthe fiat side of the pad A.

J is a piece of leather with twostraps J J2 of different lengthsextending parallel, as shown, and carrying buckles K K2;

M is a piece of leather sewed on the belt G near the opposite end andhaving two'extensions M M2 near the upper and lower edges of thewebbing, respectively, perforated to en gage with the said buckles.

In the use of the truss the pad is inclined as the location of therupture shall require, and is firmly set by tightening the screw I. Thenthe truss is put in place and the straps M M2 areV engaged With thebuckles K K2 and tightened independently until the right con-` dition isattained..` In all ordinary cases no further care will be required, andthe pad will remain absolutely immovable, the springs yieldingvwithoutmoving the pad.`

The tightness with which the truss should be buckled is insufficient tocompletely vstraighten the springs B C under ordinary conditions; but inthe strains to which the i the wearer these springs may become eachstraight or curved slightly in the opposite din rection. A quality ofgreatimportance is due tothe dual feature of the springs and straps.When the person of the wearer is much doubled, the springs B Ccorrespondingly double upon each other, the flexible character of thedouble pocketD D2 readily allowingthis and accommodating the truss toevery movement of the wearer. The Whole or any required portion of thewebbing or other flexible material in the belt G easily folds tocorrespond. The two straps J J2 and M' M2, with theirbuckles, can ass ume a corresponding par t-ially folded condition vertically.- equality inthe lengths of the straps J J2holds the buckles K K2 out of coincidence,so that when this part of the truss is folded they lie out of contact.

Modifications may be made without departing from the principle orsacrificing the advantages of the invention. The curvature of The in- 2IDO ' the springs B C and their length and breadth may be increased ordiminished to some extent. I prefer the Whole as shown.

I claim as my invention-- 1. ln a truss for hernia, the combination ofthe upper and lower 'leaf-springs B, C, inwardly curved in a horizontalplane, flexible connections D', D2 of leather, pad A securedindependently of the springs B, C, a webbing or belt G, and suitablesecuring means for the latter, as herein specied.

2. In a truss for hernia, the combination of the inwardly-curved springsB, C, having their ends secured as shown, with the double

